Friday, 12 February 2010

Nobody is expecting the first Percy Jackson movie to outperform Harry potter, and I'm quite sure it won't. But I've seen the first film and I must admit that's it's quite good: the first Percy Jackson movie benefits from a strong supporting cast, a speedy plot, and plenty of fun with Greek mythology. People in the theater, including me, were really enjoying the film. Director Chris Colombus (who once helmed Harry Potter) still has his magic touch with Percy Jackson. So I'm pretty sure that a movie sequel to Percy Jackson is going to be greenlit.

Actually I've heard that they're already planning Percy Jackson 2, aiming at a release in 2012. the film would be based on The Sea of Monsters, the second novel in the Percy Jackson series written by Rick Riordan.

Plot of Percy Jackson 2"Grover the satyr has been kidnapped and taken to an island in the Sea of Monsters, a dangerous sea that is almost impossible to pass through, and getting out alive. Percy and Annabeth will try to save their friend but also to retrieve the Golden Fleece in order to protect Camp Half-Blood from an attack by the Titans and other monsters."

Director Chris Colombus was quoted as saying:

"With Percy Jackson it was a matter of finding the right cast to fit into these roles, because hopefully we will go on to do other Percy Jackson films and you want the cast to grow with their characters."

Director Chris Colombus

So the cast from the first film, Logan Lerman, Brandon T Jackson, Alexandra Daddario will most likely reprise their roles respectively as Percy, Grover and Annabeth.

I'm really impatient to see Percy Jackson 2!:)

Update: March 3, 2011 - Screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski have been hired by Fox to pen the script of Percy Jackson 2 The Sea of Monsters